Former members of Amy Coney Barrett’s secretive faith group, the People of Praise, are calling on the US supreme court justice to recuse herself from an upcoming case involving gay rights, saying Barrett’s continued affiliation with the Christian group means she has participated in discriminatory policies against LGBTQ+ people.
When Rupert Murdoch turns on a politician, his tabloid pens can be sharper than many swords. Donald Trump is now learning that.
Too much cartoon commentary this year has had a grim, often gallows humor aspect. It seemed justified (or at least inescapable) in the moment, but was wearying to deal with week after week. Perhaps we’re now just having a brief break in the gloom. If so, we better flex those stiff muscles and enjoy it. … Continue reading Cartoons: Is It Just Me, Or Are These Cartoons Actually Kinda Funny??
Durham NC–Yes: This never happens, except today it did: The New York Times actually mentioned North Carolina politics in a major article. Actually TWO articles. And they did so not just once, not twice, but THREE times. (And without bringing up barbecue, basketball. Krispy Kreme or Cheerwine, not even a single time.)
Aftermath — Part 2 Amelia Boynton was my landlady in Selma, Alabama. She was also a prominent local civil fights activist, one of the handful of Black Selmians who had managed to badger her way onto the voting rolls despite segregation. When she was knocked out cold on Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge during the “Bloody … Continue reading Aftermath — Part 2: A Constant Struggle